- Plasmodial slime
Taxobox
name = Plasmodial Slime Molds
domain =Eukaryota
regnum =Amoebozoa
phylum =Myxomycota
subdivision_ranks = Classes
subdivision =Ceratiomyxomycetes Echinosteliomycetes Myxogasteromycetes Stemonitomycetes Plasmodial slime molds are single-celled organisms which are not closely related to
fungi or cellular slime molds, even though they appear similar to cellular slime molds in appearance.cite book |last= Raven |first=P.H. |authorlink=Peter H. Raven |coauthors=Evert, R.; Eichhorn, S.E. |title=Biology of Plants |publisher=W.H. Freeman & Company |isbn= 978-1572590410 ] Not only that, but they primarily store energy asglycogen likefungi and cellular slime molds. Plasmodial slime molds can not live in an aquatic environment and are entirely terrestrial. Plasmodial slime molds get their name from their lack of cell walls or “naked” cells. Theseheterotrophic organisms use this to their advantage, because they are able to engulf and digestbacteria ,yeast , fungal spores, and decaying matter.Reproduction
The organism can undergo
asexual reproduction , and also has a sporicmeiosis life cycle, or alternation of generations. The cycle differs from many other organisms in that it has twohaploid forms, adiploid form, and a multinucleate plasmodium. The multinucleate plasmodium can form a dormant encysted stage, the sclerotium, or formsporangia , which producehaploid spores. These spores may also be dormant, or germinated into one of two forms, amoebas or flagellatedgametes . Twogametes may then fuse to form adiploid zygote , which grows into a multinucleate plasmodium.References
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